Distressed Fumoj 3 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, metal posters, dark fantasy, game branding, album covers, occult, sinister, ritual, gothic, primitive, evoke runes, create menace, hand-carved look, add texture, spiky, angular, jagged, thorny, scratchy.
A sharply angular display face built from tapering, blade-like strokes and faceted joins. Letterforms lean on pointed terminals, narrow counters, and frequent diagonal cuts that create a fractured, hand-carved silhouette. Stroke edges are intentionally irregular, with slight wobble and breaks that produce a scratchy texture, while spacing remains relatively even for such expressive shapes. Capitals read as runic and geometric; lowercase follows with similarly spiked ascenders/descenders and compact bowls, keeping a consistent, aggressive rhythm across text.
Best suited for short display settings where texture and atmosphere matter more than smooth readability—titles, band/album artwork, event posters, game logos, chapter headers, and packaging for spooky or fantasy-themed products. It can work for brief taglines or pull quotes, but the spiky rhythm and distressed edges are most effective at larger sizes with generous spacing.
The font projects a dark, ritualistic tone—more carved sigil than penmanship. Its thorny contours and distressed finish evoke horror, dark fantasy, and underground poster aesthetics, with an uneasy, arcane energy that feels deliberately abrasive.
The design appears intended to mimic a rough, carved or scratched inscription—combining runic geometry with distressed, knife-cut stroke behavior to deliver an intentionally ominous, thematic display voice.
In longer lines, the repeated sharp vertices create a strong horizontal pattern and a lively shimmer, especially around diagonal-heavy letters and the jagged sibilants. Numerals and punctuation share the same faceted, chipped treatment, helping headings and short statements feel cohesive. The most distinctive trait is the consistently tapered stroke construction that makes many terminals read like cuts or spikes.